Archives for the ‘Architecture’ Category

FURNITURE: Butcher Block

Two concepts are associated with this piece. ‘Headspace’ – designing objects from constructed smells. ‘MoodMapping’ – using a chemical structure to map various olfactory molecules to non-olfactory characteristics. If you have a minute, read about the symposium curated by Paola Antonelli –  Headspace 2010: On Scent as Design Photograph above by JeanCharles Tomas

FEATURE(S) – Pleasure Reading

The latest edition of FLAUNT magazine is thick and filled with quality reading. Peel back the plastic wrap and rub your hand over the beveled relief book cover. Feels nice, right. In this post, I wanted to highlight three articles that caught my eye and led me to research more about their subject matter. More [...]

ARCHITECTURE: Twin Buildings

I’ve dated a twin before. But this is not the same but the same. Like twins. According to Wikipedia’s definition of twins, here’s the breakdown: Twins are two buildings resulting from the same developer, usually built in close sucession. They can be the same or different orientation. Twins either be monozygotic (MZ, colloquially “identical”) or [...]

LINKS:

Today is a tight day. Very busy at work. But I wanted to drop a few links for you to check out and bop your head to. MUSIC: Jay Electronica’s Electrochemical album is the business. He is rhyming over some tracks by the late producer J Dilla and more. BOOKS: The blog – Curious Pages, [...]

ARCHITECTURE: Do-Ho-Suh

“Since 1999, Suh has made replicas of his living spaces—his childhood home in Seoul and his apartment in New York—in semi-transparent fabrics that he can literally pack in a suitcase and carry with him. 348 West 22nd St., Apt A, New York, NY 10011 is a full-scale reproduction of Suh’s Chelsea apartment, constructed—or more precisely, [...]

@ the REDCAT – Filmaker Ross Lipman: Urban Ruins, Found Moments

“Everything that’s built crumbles in time: buildings, cultures, fortunes, and lives,” says Lipman. “The detritus of civilization tells us no less about our current epoch than an archeological dig speaks to history. The urban ruin is particularly compelling because it speaks of the recent past, and reminds us that our own lives and creations will [...]

Can You ‘Articulate and Practice’ Architecture with ‘Ethusiasm and Expressiveness’?

Left: Benoit Jalion and Umberto Napolitano of LAN [Local Architecture Network] (Photo by: Benoit Linero) I guess…. More after the jump.

Hey, I know that house!

The Viking House as it is called can be seen from PCH as you are driving north through Malibu. Its original name was “Eagle’s Watch”. The architect is Harry Gesner.  I would see this house every single time when I went surfing with my pal Martin. However, for some strange reason, I always thought it [...]

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